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LBBD TS conducts acid test purchases
Posted: 05 November 2024
UPDATES: Barking and Dagenham officers found failures in retailer controls on high-strength corrosive products, using test purchases to reinforce age restrictions, EPP licence requirements and the serious consequences of non-compliance.
Mail forwarding company fined
Posted: 29 October 2024
UPDATES: Islington’s prosecution of Mailbox Group Ltd highlights the compliance risks facing mail forwarding firms after fake identification checks obstructed a drugs investigation and exposed serious weaknesses in client verification.
LTS recognises local safeguarding hero
Posted: 16 October 2024
UPDATES: London Trading Standards has honoured a local safeguarding champion with a Touchstone Award, recognising outstanding partnership work to protect vulnerable residents from consumer harm.
Illegal 'American candy' destroyed
Posted: 15 October 2024
UPDATES: Enforcement officers oversaw the destruction of thousands of imported confectionery products that failed to meet UK food labelling and safety requirements, including counterfeit-style 'American candy'.
'Record seizure' makes local history
Posted: 15 October 2024
UPDATES: A routine visit to a Hammersmith and Fulham convenience store uncovered what the council described as the biggest illegal cigarette seizure in local history, alongside tobacco, vapes and evidence of suspected organised crime links that led to the shop being shut down.
Illegal tobacco clampdown in LBBD
Posted: 10 October 2024
UPDATES: Officers report major seizures of illicit tobacco following a sustained clampdown on illegal sales across the borough.
LTS highlights renters' rights
Posted: 09 October 2024
UPDATES: London Trading Standards Week spotlights the fight against rogue landlords and letting agents, promoting a reporting service that helps private renters enforce their rights while supporting enforcement action across the capital.
Black History Month art show
Posted: 08 October 2024
UPDATES: An exhibition at Westminster City Council marks Black History Month through the work of eight artists, celebrating creativity, identity and inclusion while highlighting the contribution of Trading Standards professional Giles Speid as curator.
LTS weighs in on unfair pricing
Posted: 08 October 2024
UPDATES: Inspections during London Trading Standards Week uncovered widespread pricing failures, from missing shelf prices to misleading charges at the till, reinforcing the importance of clear pricing and robust enforcement during the cost-of-living crisis.
LTS Week takes bite out of illegal cigs
Posted: 07 October 2024
UPDATES: London Trading Standards Week opens by showcasing the capital's work against illegal tobacco, highlighting major seizures, Operation CeCe enforcement activity and the health, criminal and economic harms caused by illicit cigarettes and vapes.
LBBD targets illegal tobacco
Posted: 30 September 2024
UPDATES: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards have revealed that almost a quarter of businesses targeted by a series of recent test purchase operations were selling illegal tobacco. In intelligence-led investigations on 11 and 12 September, 42 premises were...
Shop fined for underage vape sale
Posted: 16 July 2024
UPDATES: A West Croydon retailer has been fined more than £2,500 after selling a vape to an underage volunteer during a test purchase, reinforcing the importance of age-restriction enforcement and responsible retailing.
Hitting the brakes on admin fees
Posted: 03 July 2024
ANALYSIS: Hidden administration fees in the used car market prompted complaints and enforcement action. Discover how Trading Standards challenged the practice, the legal issues involved and the wider implications for dealers and consumer confidence.
Newham TS seizes illicit tobacco
Posted: 03 July 2024
UPDATES: Intelligence-led operations across Newham uncovered significant quantities of illicit tobacco, oversized vapes and other illegal products, highlighting the continuing value of partnership working in disrupting organised illicit trade.
'Cash for crash' scams targeted
Posted: 13 June 2024
UPDATES: City of London Trading Standards and police have targeted ‘cash for crash’ fraud by visiting garages to identify mopeds used in staged collisions, warning that the scams endanger road users while driving up costs for honest motorists.
Sutton shopkeeper hit with fine
Posted: 05 June 2024
UPDATES: A Sutton retailer and company face substantial fines after officers uncovered illegal vapes, illicit shisha and unsafe mobile phone accessories, highlighting the continuing crackdown on non-compliant products.
Father-and-son rogues fined
Posted: 14 May 2024
UPDATES: A father-and-son rogue trading operation has been convicted after attempting to defraud a homeowner through unnecessary roofing work, ending in substantial penalties for fraudulent practices.
Rogue letting agents sentenced
Posted: 13 May 2024
UPDATES: Two fraudulent letting agents who stole deposits, rents and holding fees worth more than £24,000 have been sentenced after a Trading Standards and National Trading Standards investigation exposed a long-running rental scam.
Shopkeeper fined for unsafe goods
Posted: 08 April 2024
UPDATES: A Trading Standards investigation uncovered unsafe cosmetics and electrical goods at a Hayes convenience store, leading to 31 offences, substantial financial penalties and a reminder of businesses' legal responsibilities for product safety and labelling.
Rogue trader given banning order
Posted: 26 March 2024
UPDATES: A rogue trader who left homeowners with unfinished building work and heavy financial losses has received a banning order alongside criminal penalties, preventing him from managing companies in the future.
